WKREC Locations

K-State Research and Extension is a short name for the Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service. We are a partnership between Kansas State University and federal, state, and county government, with offices in all 105 Kansas counties. We conduct research through Kansas State University that is then shared by Extension agents and others on our Web sites and through numerous conferences, workshops, field days, publications, newsletters and more.

Kansas State University (KSU) agricultural programs include off-campus research units. These units are located strategically throughout the state to enhance contact with the people of Kansas, extend local services to clientele beyond the main campus, and broaden the focus to encompass a greater degree of diversity in climate and soil.

Research-Extension Centers

The off-campus research extension centers are organized into two departments: the Eastern Kansas Research-Extension Centers and the Western Kansas Research-Extension Centers.

The Western Kansas Research-Extension Centers (WKREC), one of several administrative units accountable to the KAES director, is composed of four sub-units, including:

• Agricultural Research Center (Hays)
  • Harold and Olympia Lonsinger Sustainability Research Farm
  • HB Ranch
  • Saline Experimental Range
• Northwest Research-Extension Center (Colby)
• Southwest Research Center (Tribune)
• Southwest Research-Extension Center (Garden City)

The geographical boundaries of the WKREC are somewhat arbitrary depending on the specific technology or application. The program generally addresses agricultural production needs in the 46 western-most Kansas counties bordered on the east by a line that starts at Smith County on the north and extends to Barber County on the south. Nevertheless, research results are commonly applicable statewide and beyond the borders of Kansas.

Western Kansas Agricultural Research Report

Eastern Kansas Research-Extension Centers

• John C. Pair Center (Haysville)
• Northeast Research-Extension Center (Manhattan)
• Olathe Research-Extension Center (Olathe)
• Southeast Research-Extension Center (Parsons)
  • Columbus
  • Mound Valley

Agronomy Experiment Fields

Experiment Fields complement the land available for Agronomy research near the K-State campus in Manhattan. Together, these research sites provide opportunities for both practical and basic research.

• East Central Experiment Field (Ottawa)
• Kansas River Valley Experiment Field (Topeka)
• North Central Kansas Irrigation Field (Belleville/Scandia)
  South Central Kansas Field (Hutchinson)

Horticulture Centers

Horticulture experiment sites that provide long-term forestry and turfgrass research.

• Rocky Ford Turfgrass Research Center (Manhattan)
• Tuttle Forestry Research Center (Manhattan)

County and District Extension Offices

K-State Research and Extension has a presence in all 105 Kansas counties. To view contact information for your local extension office, move your mouse pointer over your county. Information will appear below the map.

• Phone numbers for each office
• Websites for each office